Locking garment-holder.



D. J. BLISS.

LOOKING GARMENT HOLDER. APPLIOATION FILED JUNE 21,1909.

Patented Jan. 18,1910

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DWIGHT J. BLISS, OF OARTHAGE, MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR TO WILL G. MOORE, OF GARTI-IAGE, MISSOURI.

LOCKING GARMENT-HOLDER.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, DWIGHT J. BLIss, a citizen of the United States, residing at Carthage, in the county of Jasper and State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Looking Garment- Holders; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to garment holders and locks.

The object of the invention is to provide a garment hook or holder having a locking attachment by which the garment supported by the hook will be secured so that it cannot be removed until the attachment is un locked, and to so construct the locking attachment that the key employed-to operate the same may be carried away by the owner of the garment and used as a check for the garment, and which, when applied to unlock the attachment, will be retained against re moval until the hook is again closed to hold the garment.

A further object of the invention is to provide a garment holder having a plurality of locking members, whereby two or more articles, such as a coat, a hat and an umbrella, or either of them, may be supported and locked against removal.

With these and other objects in View, the invention consists of certain novel features of construction, combination and arrange ment of parts, as will be hereinafter more fully described and particularly pointed out in the appended claims, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which;

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a garment holder embodying my invention, one side of the lock casing being broken away, showing in full and broken lines the hold ing members locked and unlocked. Fig. 2 is a vertical transverse section on line 2-2 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a detail view of the key; Figs. 4 and 5 are detail views of the members of the umbrella holder; Fig. 6 is a detail view of the over-shoe supporting arm.

Referring to the drawings, 1 represents a bracket plate adapted to be secured to a wall or other support. This plate carries hooks or fixed arms 2 and 3 arranged one above the other and which are designed to be respectively used as a hat support and a Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed June 21, 1909.

Patented Jan. 18, 1910. Serial No, 503,540.

coat support. These hooks or arms constitute the fixed clamping or locking members of the holder.

4 and 5 denote the movable clamping or looking members of the holder, which re spectively cooperate with the parts 2 and 3 to clamp or otherwise hold and secure a hat and coat or other garments, the present device as thus far described being particularly designed as a hat and coat support. The member at is pivoted, as at 7, upon a projection 9 from the upper end of the bracket plate 1, and carries a casing 6 which forms an inclosure for the locking means, while the member 5 is pivoted as at 10 to a lug or projection 11 arranged upon the said bracket plate between the arms 2 and 3, and is connected to the casing 6 by a link 12.

In the present illustration the holder is adapted to clamp the articles, each fixed member being provided for that purpose with a flattened face or jaw 18 and each 'movable member having an abut-ting head or jaw 1% formed of rubber or other suitable soft elastic material which will not injure the garments. The heads or jaws 14; are inserted within sockets in the parts 4: and 5, as shown. A handle or finger piece 15 pro j ecting from the outer end of the casing 6 is provided to enable said casing and memher at to which it is attached to be conveniently depressed to bring the abutting heads or aws 14 upon the movable members a and 5 into engagement with the flattened faces or jaws 13 upon the fixed arms or hooks 2 and 3. A spring 16 secured at one end to the walls of the casing 6 and hearing at its opposite end on the bracket plate 1 resists such depression of the casing and members 1 and 5 and exerts suflicient pressure to normally hold said members and casing elevated or retracted to the dotted line position shown in Fig. 1.

Disposed within the casing 6 is a swinging pawl, detent or latch bar 17, which is pivoted at 18 to the projection 9 of the bracket plate 1. This pawl 01' latch bar has an upturned free end forming a nose l9, and adjacent thereto is notched to form a shoulder 20 which is adapted to engage a shoulder or engaging member 21 formed upon the bottom of the casing to hold said casing and movable member 4 to which it is attached in in a depressed and locked condition. The pawl or bar 17 is designed to be held in locking position by a tumbler detent 22 pivoted centrally, as at 23, upon a pivot pin or stud carried by the casing. One end 2 1 of this tumbler is arranged to bear upon the upper surface of the nose 19 to hold the shoulder 20 in engagement with the shoulder 21, and thus to prevent the movable member a when depressed from being elevated or retracted, a spring 2st serving to press the end 24 downward. The other end of the tumbler is provided with a locking projection 25, for a purpose presently described.

At the outer end of the casing 6 is formed a key slit or slot 26 adapted for the insertion of a fiat push key 27. One or more of the walls of this slit or slot 26 are formed with grooves or projections 28 coacting with interfitting or intermatching projections or grooves 29 on the key 27 so as to admit only a key intended for that particular lock. Of course, any desired construction of means to serve this end may be employed. The casing and key are intended to bear corresponding numerals or other matter indicating that the key is intended for a certain holder, so that the key will serve as a check for the articles secured upon said holder.

The key is formed with a notch 30 to re ceive the locking projection 25 on the tumbler 22.

The key when inserted in the slit or slot 26 is adapted to engage a retractor or retracting element 81 to release the pawl or latch bar. This retractor consists of a sliding bar, the inner or rear end of which is adapted to engage under and elevate the nose 19, while the outer or front end thereof is formed with a depending guide lug 32 which tits and slides within a groove 33. A coil spring 34: interposed between the inner wall of this groove 33 and the lug normally holds the bar retracted, while a transverse stop 36 guides the bar and retains the ing 32 within the groove It will be apparent from the foregoing construction that upon the depression of the casing by the handle 15, or elevation of the same by the spring 16, the arms or movable members 4 and 5 will be moved toward or from the arms or stationary members 2 and 3 and will thus clamp or release the articles supported by the holder. Assuming that the members 4 and 5 are in the open position shown by dotted lines in Fig. 1, from which it will be seen that the key is inserted in the slit 26 and engaged and locked by the projection 25 of tumbler 22, it will be understood that a person desiring to lock a hat or coat or both of these articles upon the fixed hooks or arms 2 and 3 will swing the movable member a and easing 6 downward by means of the handle 15', whereby the movable members at and 5 will be adjusted to clamp or retain the goods while at the same time, the notched end of the pawl 17 'will move back into engagement with the shoulder 21 and allow the end 24; of the tumbler to be moved farther downward under pressure of spring 2%, so that the pawl 17 will be held in engagement with the shoulder 21, thus locking the movable members a and 5 and casing 6 against upward movement, and the projection 25 will be moved out of engagement with the key 27, thus allowing the latter to be withdrawn and carried away by the person to serve as a check for the articles locked upon the holder. \Yhen it is desired to remove the articles, the key is inserted, its inward movement pushing back the retractor bar 31, thus elevating the nose 19 of the pawl 17 and unlocking said pawl so as to allow the casing and movable member if: to which it is attached to be swung up by spring 16, the elevation of the pawl at the same time causing the elevation of the end 2% of tumbler 22, whereby the opposite end of said tumbler will be de pressed, thus bringing the projection 25 into the notch 30, to lock the key againstwithdrawal.

In order to adapt the device for holding and locking another article, say an mnbrella, I provide a third coacting set of fixed and movable members 37 and 38 which are thrown into and out of coacting relation by the depression and elevation of the movable member 4:. The member 3'? forms a holder or receptacle for the umbrella and comprises an angle plate whose vertical arm is riveted or otherwise fixed to the bracket plate 1 and whose horizontal arm projects forwardl and has a longitudinal slot 39 to receive the stick of the umbrella immediately below the knob or handle so that the latter will rest upon said horizontal arm and support the umbrella.- The member 38 forms a closure for said member or holder 37 and consists of an angle piece riveted or otherwise secured to one side of the casing 6, the free end or arm thereof projecting laterally to close down upon the outer end of the slotted horizontal arm of the member 37, as clearly shown in Fig. 2. Thus, when the casing 6 is depressed, the angle piece or movable member 38 will close the outer end of the slot 39 and prevent withdrawal of the umbrella, and upon the elevation of the casing the said member 38 will be retracted to allow the umbrella to be withdrawn from the slot.

In addition to the umbrella holding and locking mechanism, I preferably provide means for holding and locking overshoes com )risin a laterallv )ro'ectin arm 40 which is formed on or secured in any suit able manner to the lateral extension of the base to which the umbrella supporting member 37 is secured. The arm 4L0 is preferably shaped as shown in the drawings, and with said arm is adapted to be forcibly engaged i Various changes in the form, proportion and the minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the principle or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention, as defined in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

1. In a locking garment hanger, the combination with a bracket or support, of a stationary member, a movable member coacting with said stationary member to confine an article between them, a lock casing carried by said movable member and pivoted to the bracket, a second stationary member, a second movable member coacting therewith, a lock within said pivoted casing, to secure the same and the movable member carrying it in fixed relation to the bracket, and a connection between the casing and second movable member to operate both movable members in unison, substantially as described.

2. In a locking garment hanger, the combination of stationary members, a bracket carrying said members, movable members pivoted to the bracket and adjustable toward and from the said stationary members, one of said movable members having a casing forming the pivotal connection, locking mechanism within said casing for connect ing the movable member carried thereby in fixed relation to the bracket, a key-retracted retracting element for operating said locking mechanism to disconnect the casing and movable member to which it is attached from the bracket, and a link connecting said casing with the other movable element, substantially as described.

3. In a locking garment fastener, the combination of a bracket provided with a fixed locking member, a coacting movable locking member provided with a casing pivoted to the bracket, said casing having a key-insertion slot or opening, a pawl pivoted to the bracket and adapted to engage the casing to hold the movable member against retraction, a pivoted rocking tumbler having its opposite ends respectively forming members to engage the bolt and key, to hold the former in projected position and to lock the latter against withdrawal, and a sliding retractor adapted to be actuated by a key to engage and retract the pawl and simultaneously reverse the tumbler.

t. In a locking garment hanger, the combination of a bracket provided with a stationary locking member, a movable locking member pivoted to the bracket and carrying a lock casing, means for locking the said casing to and unlocking it from the bracket, a bifurcated holder carried by the bracket, and a closure for said holder carried by the lock casing, said closure being adapted to bridge the slot in the holder and close the same to confine an article therein, substantially as described.

5. In a locking garment hanger, the combination of a bracket provided with a stationary locking member, a movable locking member pivoted to the bracket and carrying a lock casing, means for locking said casing to and unlocking it from the bracket, a bifurcated holder carried by the bracket, a closing member for said holder carried by said lock casing, said closing member being adapted to confine an article engaged with the holder, and an overshoe supporting arm adapted to be engaged by said closing member whereby a pair of over-shoes may be locked in engagement with the arm.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

DWIGHT J BLISS. Witnesses BLANCHE KENDER, WILL G. MOORE. 

